'Just surviving the environment is often the hardest part.'
-- merit close attention. Both regularly flaunt their military preparedness in harsh, wintry conditions as they continue to drive deeper into the Arctic toward America's northern frontier.
To meet the threat, Congress late last year approved $30 million in new funding to bolster U.S. military readiness by expanding facilities at the elite Army Mountain Warfare School in northern Vermont.7 p.m. and 9 p.m. A Small Unit Support Vehicle transported our ABC News team to the base of the mountain near Army Mountain Warfare School in Jericho, Vermont."Just surviving the environment is often the hardest part," said Maj. Steven Gagner, the commander of Army Mountain Warfare School.
The conditions are so challenging that Army trainers said there are some soldiers who drop out from nearly every course, some by choice but others are told to leave if they can't keep up with the squad. Roughly 1,000 service members graduate from courses here each year but demand has soared to 160% of capacity, Gagner said.
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